Mayo Senior Football Championship Explained

Trophy:	Paddy Moclair Cup
Mayo Senior Football Championship
First:	1888
Sponsors:	Connacht Gold
Irish:	Craobh Sinsear Pe1le Co. Muigheo
Current:	Ballina Stephenites
Currentordinal:	37
Super:	th
Most:	Ballina Stephenites
Mostordinal:	37

The Mayo Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Connacht Gold Mayo Senior Football Championship, is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top Mayo GAA clubs.

As of 2023, Ballina Stephenites GAA are the title holders, having defeating Breaffy GAA in the final.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup,^[1] which was first presented for the 1971 final.

The winners of the Mayo Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

History

The inaugural winners of the Mayo Championship were Castlebar Mitchels who won in 1888. The most successful team to date are Ballina Stephenites who have won on 36 occasions.

Roll of honour

	Team	Wins	Years won	Last final lost
1	Ballina Stephenites	37	1889, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1955, 1966, 1985, 1987, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2023	2022
2	Castlebar Mitchels	31	1888, 1903, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1993, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017	2014
3	Knockmore	10	1973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2020, 2021	2016
4	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	7	1949, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006	2003
5	Garrymore	6	1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982	1977
6	Ballintubber	5	2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019	2017
7	Claremorris	4	1961, 1964, 1965, 1971	1978
8	Hollymount	3	1990, 1991, 1994
	Ballycastle		1936, 1937, 1939
	Charlestown Sarsfields		1902, 2001, 2009	2008
	Ballaghaderreen		1972, 2008, 2012	2019
12	East Mayo	2	1957, 1967
	Ballyhaunis		1919, 1958	1926
14	Shamrocks(Kilmovee/Aghamore)	1	1977	1976
	North Mayo		1968
	West Mayo		1960
	Lacken		1917	1984
	Ballina Commercials		1890
	Westport		2022	1991

List of finals

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2023^[2]	Ballina Stephenites	0-06	Breaffy	0-04
2022^[3]	Westport	1-09	Ballina Stephenites	1-06
2021^[4]	Knockmore	1-09	Belmullet	0-06
2020^[5]	Knockmore	1–12	Breaffy	0–13
2019^[6]	Ballintubber	1–14	Ballaghaderreen	1–11
2018^[7]	Ballintubber	0–12	Breaffy	1-08
2017^[8]	Castlebar Mitchels	0–15	Ballintubber	0–13
2016^[9]	Castlebar Mitchels	3–13	Knockmore	0–10
2015^[10]	Castlebar Mitchels	4–10	Breaffy	0-09
2014^[11]	Ballintubber	2-09	Castlebar Mitchels	1-09
2013^[12]	Castlebar Mitchels	1–11	Breaffy	0-08
2012^[13]	Ballaghaderreen	1-09	Ballintubber	0-04
2011^[14]	Ballintubber	1–10	Castlebar Mitchels	1-09
2010^[15]	Ballintubber	0-08	Castlebar Mitchels	0-05
2009^[16]	Charlestown Sarsfields	0-09	Knockmore	0-06
2008^[17]	Ballaghaderreen	0–13	Charlestown Sarsfields	1-06
2007	Ballina Stephenites	3-06	Charlestown Sarsfields 0–13
2006^[18]	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-08, 1–13 (R)	Ballaghaderreen	1–11, 2–07 (R)
2005	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-09	Shrule-Glencorrib	1–11
2004	Ballina Stephenites	1-09	Knockmore	0-06
2003	Ballina Stephenites	1–11	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0–12
2002	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-09	Knockmore	0–14
2001^[19]	Charlestown Sarsfields	0–11, 2–16 (R)	Knockmore	2-05, 0–08 (R)
2000	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0–14	Burrishoole	0–11
1999	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-09	Ballina Stephenites	0-07
1998	Ballina Stephenites	0–11	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-09
1997^[20]	Knockmore	1–11	Kiltimagh	0-09
1996	Knockmore	1–10	Ballina Stephenites	1-08
1995	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0–11	Kiltane	0-07
1994	Hollymount	0–14	Castlebar Mitchels	1-04
1993	Castlebar Mitchels	1-07	Balla	0-07
1992	Knockmore	1-09	Charlestown Sarsfields	0-09
1991	Hollymount	1-06	Westport	1-02
1990	Hollymount	0-08	Knockmore	0-07
1989	Knockmore	2-07	Kiltane	2-06
1988	Castlebar Mitchels	2-06, 1–12 (R)	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-09, 0–09 (R)
1987	Ballina Stephenites	1-08	Castlebar Mitchels	2-02
1986	Castlebar Mitchels	1-08	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-02
1985	Ballina Stephenites	4-02	Ballaghadereen	1–10
1984	Knockmore	2–11	Lacken	0-04
1983	Knockmore	1–15	Davitts 3-05
1982	Garrymore	1-08	Castlebar Mitchels	0-06
1981	Garrymore	1-09	Belmullet	1-05
1980	Knockmore	3-04	Castlebar Mitchels	2-06
1979	Garrymore	2–10	Knockmore	1-07
1978	Castlebar Mitchels	0-08	Claremorris	0-07
1977	Shamrocks	0-08, 4–06 (R)	Garrymore	0-08, 0–13 (R)
1976	Garrymore	1-09	Knockmore	2-05
1975	Garrymore	0–11	Aghamore	0-06
1974	Garrymore	1–12	Aghamore	2-02
1973	Knockmore	3–13	Garrymore	2–11
1972	Ballaghaderreen	1–11	Claremorris	0-09
1971	Claremorris	2-05	Aghamore	1-06
1970	Castlebar Mitchels	4-09	Garrymore	0–13
1969	Castlebar Mitchels	0–11	Ballina Stephenites	1-04
1968	North Mayo	2–10	Ballina Stephenites	3-04
1967	East Mayo	2-07	Ballina Stephenites	0-09
1966	Ballina Stephenites	0–11	Claremorris	1-03
1965	Claremorris	1–14	Castlebar Mitchels	1-05
1964	Claremorris	2-04	Castlebar Mitchels	0-06
1963	Castlebar Mitchels	3-08	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-02
1962	Castlebar Mitchels	1-07	Claremorris	2-03
1961	Claremorris	0-09	Ballina Stephenites	0-07
1960	West Mayo	3-06	Castlebar Mitchels	0-07
1959	Castlebar Mitchels	1-07	East Mayo	1-04
1958	Ballyhaunis	2-05	Ballina Stephenites	2-01
1957	East Mayo	1-07	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-07
1956	Castlebar Mitchels	0–14 (R)	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-06 (R)
1955	Ballina Stephenites	1–10	Claremorris	1-02
1954	Castlebar Mitchels	2-04	Claremorris	2-03
1953	Castlebar Mitchels	1-08	Ardnaree Sarsfields	0-05
1952	Castlebar Mitchels	6–10	Claremorris	2-05
1951	Castlebar Mitchels	2–10	Louisburgh	1-00
1950	Castlebar Mitchels	3-04	Ballina Stephenites	1-03
1949	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-05	Killala	1-03
1948	Castlebar Mitchels	3-02	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-03
1947	Ballina Stephenites	3-03	Castlebar Mitchels 0–10
1946	Castlebar Mitchels	3-06	Ballina Stephenites	1-09
1945	Castlebar Mitchels	3-09	Belmullet	0-02
1944	Castlebar Mitchels	1-08	Claremorris	1-01
1943	Ballina Stephenites	0-07	Ballycastle	1-02
1942	Castlebar Mitchels	5-05	Westport	0-04
1941	Castlebar Mitchels	3-06	Ballycastle	0-05
1940	Ballina Stephenites	2-06	Castlebar Mitchels	3-01
1939	Ballycastle	2-03	Castlebar Mitchels	0-08
1938	Ballina Stephenites	4-03	Ballycastle	4-02
1937	Ballycastle	2–11	Westport	0-02
1936	Ballycastle	4-04	Castlebar Mitchels	1-01
1935	Ballina Stephenites	0-06	Castlebar Mitchels	0-04
1934	Castlebar Mitchels	1-04	Ballina Stephenites	1-03
1933	Ballina Stephenites	1-06	Castlebar Mitchels	1-03
1932	Castlebar Mitchels	2-08	Ballina Stephenites	0-06
1931	Castlebar Mitchels	0–10	Ballina Stephenites	0-09
1930	Castlebar Mitchels	3-09	Ballina Stephenites	4-02
1929	Ballina Stephenites	1-02	Westport	0-01
1928	Ballina Stephenites	(awarded title)
1927	Ballina Stephenites	3-02	Westport	0-01
1926	Ballina Stephenites	(1 pt.)	Ballyhaunis
1925	Ballina Stephenites	0-07	Castlebar Mitchels	1-03
1924	Ballina Stephenites	0-08	Ballaghadereen	0-00
1923	No Championship
1922	No Championship
1921	No Championship
1920	Ballina Stephenites
1919	Ballyhaunis		Ballina Stephenites
1918	Ballina Stephenites	3-03	Ballyhaunis	1-00
1917	Lacken		Ballina Stephenites
1916	Ballina Stephenites	4-04	Lacken	1-02
1915	Ballina Stephenites	1-03	Ballyhaunis	1-01
1914	Ballina Stephenites	6-03	Ballyhaunis	0-01
1913	Ballina Stephenites		Balla
1912	Ballina Stephenites	2-01	Westport	0-01
1911	Ballina Stephenites		Castlebar Mitchels
1910	Ballina Stephenites	3-02	Castlebar Mitchels	0-01
1909	Ballina Stephenites
1908	Ballina Stephenites	(awarded title)
1907	Ballina Stephenites	0-05	Westport	1-01
1906	Ballina Stephenites	3-07	Kilmeena	0-01
1905	Ballina Stephenites	4-09	Westport	0-02
1904	Ballina Stephenites	0-06	Castlebar Mitchels	0-02
1903	Castlebar Mitchels	1-04	Ballina Stephenites	0-01
1902	Charlestown Sarsfields		Ballina McBrides
1891–1901	No Championship
1890	Ballina Commercials	w/o	Mulranny	scr.
1889	Ballina Stephenites	(awarded title)	Swinford
1888	Castlebar Mitchels	1-07	Ballina Stephenites	0-01

• Bold indicates Connacht championship winners.

See also

• List of Gaelic Games clubs in Mayo

External links

• Official Mayo Website
• Mayo on Hoganstand
• Mayo Club GAA

Notes and References

1. Web site: This weekend's club fixtures. 24 October 2022. 7 November 2022. On Sunday, it's the JFC and SFC football finals. The McDonnell Cup decider gets underway at 12.30pm with Jon Finn in charge and that's between Cill Chomáin and Islandeady. The big one – the Moclair Cup decider – follows at 2.30pm when Ballina Stephenites, aiming for their 37th county title, face Westport, who are looking to win it for the very first time..
2. Web site: Ballina Stephenites pip Breaffy in turgid Mayo decider. RTÉ. 29 October 2023. 2 December 2023. Mike. Finnerty.
3. Web site: History in Mayo as Lee Keegan's Westport see off Ballina in tense affair. The42.ie. 30 October 2022. 7 November 2022. Colm. Gannon.
4. Web site: Knockmore show class as Belmullet get the bullet. RTÉ.ie. 21 November 2021. 7 November 2022. Mike. Finnerty.
5. Web site: McHale leads charge as Knockmore break brave Breaffy hearts. Irish Independent. 21 September 2020. 7 November 2022. Colm. Keys.
6. Web site: Another Mayo SFC title for Ballintubber in the rain. 22 October 2019. . 19 October 2019.
7. Web site: O'Connor brothers steer Ballintubber to Mayo SFC title. 21 October 2018 . . 20 October 2018.
8. Web site: Castlebar Mitchels secure three in a row . 24 October 2017 . Irish Examiner. 23 October 2017.
9. Web site: Castlebar Mitchels driven on by poor showing in All-Ireland final . 31 October 2016 . Irish Examiner. 31 October 2016.
10. Web site: Neil Douglas hat-trick delivers glory to Castlebar Mitchels . 27 October 2015 . Irish Examiner. 26 October 2015.
11. Web site: Dillon drives Ballintubber . 20 October 2014 . . 20 October 2014.
12. Web site: Castlebar end 20-year wait . 28 October 2013 . . 28 October 2013.
13. News: Drake in dreamland as Ballaghaderreen claim third crown . 22 October 2012 . . 22 October 2012.
14. Web site: Mayo SFC: O'Connor inspires Ballintubber . 30 April 2012 . . 24 October 2011.
15. Web site: Mayo SFC: Historic first for Ballintubber . 30 April 2012 . . 25 October 2010.
16. Web site: Mayo SFC: Charlestown secure third-ever title . 30 April 2012 . . 25 October 2009.
17. Web site: Mayo SFC: 26-year drought ends for Ballaghaderreen . 9 July 2014 . . 20 October 2008.
18. Web site: Cross' over the Lina . 30 April 2012 . . 6 November 2006.
19. Web site: 99 year wait comes to an end for Charlestown . 30 April 2012 . . 1 October 2001.
20. Web site: BROGAN MAPS SAFE PASSAGE FOR KNOCKMORE AS KILTIMAGH'S BRAVE BID FALLS SHORT . 8 July 2014 . . 8 October 1997.